Basketball Page 759 - Sports News, Headlines & Highlights
No. 24 James Madison rallies past Radford to stay unbeaten
Terrence Edwards Jr. scored 21 points to lead No. 24 James Madison to a 76-73 victory over Radford in a celebratory atmosphere Friday night in Harrisonburg, Va....
Reed Sheppard balls out as No. 17 Kentucky races past Stonehill
Reed Sheppard scored 25 points off the bench to lead No. 17 Kentucky to a 101-67 home win over Stonehill on Friday in Lexington, Ky....
No. 18 Michigan State pulls away to put away Butler
Tyson Walker scored 21 points to lead No. 18 Michigan State to a 74-54 home win over Butler on Friday in a Gavitt Tipoff Games contest in East Lansing, Mich....
David N’Guessan powers Kansas State OT win vs. Providence in Nassau
David N'Guessan saved his best for last, scoring six points in overtime to lift Kansas State to a 73-70 victory over Providence on Friday night in the first round of the Baha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship in Nassau, Bahamas....
Mark Mitchell, No. 9 Duke clobber Bucknell
Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 20 points as No. 9 Duke beat visiting Bucknell 90-60 in Durham, North Carolina, on Friday night....
Angel Reese not with No. 7 LSU for game at SE Louisiana
Angel Reese did not travel with No. 7 LSU for the Tigers' game at Southeastern Louisiana on Friday night, the LSU Sports Radio Network reported....
Grizzlies' Marcus Smart (foot sprain) to miss 3-5 weeks
The Memphis Grizzlies will be without guard Marcus Smart for three to five weeks with a sprained left foot, the team announced Friday....
BYU shooting lights out entering matchup with Morgan State
BYU has experienced considerable success with its perimeter shooting early in the season....
Without Steph Curry, Warriors try to pay back Thunder
The Golden State Warriors hope the absence of Stephen Curry doesn't lead to another long-distance disparity when they get a rematch with the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in San Francisco....
Notre Dame holds off Oklahoma St. in OT in Legends Classic
Markus Burton scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half and overtime, and Notre Dame escaped with a 66-64 win against Oklahoma State in the third-place game Friday at the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center in New York....
Backcourt providing early spark for Rutgers; Howard is next
Rutgers has played four games early in the new season, and the Scarlet Knights earned their biggest win so far by getting offense and defense to click simultaneously....
No. 6 Houston fends off Utah to make Charleston Classic finals
Houston's LJ Cryer answered Utah's big rally with a pair of 3-point baskets as the No. 6 Cougars pulled out a 76-66 victory Friday in the semifinals of the Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C....
Women's Top 25 Roundup: No. 3 UCLA survives vs. Princeton, 77-74
No. 3 UCLA outlasted visiting Princeton on the back of center Lauren Betts, who produced her third double-double of the season, and the Bruins improved to 4-0 with a 77-74 win at Pauley Pavilion on Friday....
Balanced No. 12 Miami handles Georgia in Bahamas
Matthew Cleveland scored a game-high-tying 18 points as No. 12 Miami defeated Georgia on Friday afternoon in the first round of the Baha Mar Championships in Nassau, Bahamas....
No. 8 Creighton, putting up 'video game numbers,' faces Texas Southern
Creighton guard Trey Alexander is taking his game to a new level and knocking on the door of stardom....
No. 10 Florida Atlantic hopes to keep good times rolling vs. Bryant
Something special came to life in South Florida last season, and the good times are carrying over at Florida Atlantic....
Dayton takes control after half to top St. John's
DaRon Holmes II scored 14 of his 21 points after halftime as Dayton took control midway through the second half and beat St. John's 88-81 Friday afternoon in the semifinals of the Charleston (S.C.) Classic....
Nebraska, Oregon State meet in matchup of unbeatens
A pair of power-conference teams projected to finish near the bottom of their respective leagues bring perfect records to Sioux Falls, S.D., on Saturday afternoon as Nebraska faces Oregon State....
Minnesota moves on after collapse to face USC Upstate
After a demoralizing defeat, Minnesota will try to bounce back when it hosts South Carolina Upstate on Saturday afternoon in Minneapolis....
Suns G Bradley Beal (back) out at least three weeks
Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal will be re-evaluated in three weeks as he deals with a strained lower back, the team announced Friday....